3. Angelina Jolie

After all, she did beat competition from Jennifer Aniston to be named the 'Beautyicon of the decade' in a recent poll.

According to Superdrug, who comissioned the research, which saw 3,000 people questioned, Jolie's famous pout, thick hair and 'strong character' made her the envy of women around the world, Telegraph online reported.

'Angelina Jolie is not a conventional beauty but her strong character shines through her fabulous features to give her a unique standing in the beauty world,' Steve Jebson, Commercial Director for Superdrug, said.

5. Princess Diana

Most of the late Princess Diana's appeal lay in her enigmatic face, a face that photographers couldn't get enough off. Sadly, that led to her untimely death in a car accident when she tried to outrun them.

6. Marilyn Monroe

Like Lady Diana, Marilyn's beauty was such that photographers followed her whenever she went in the hope of getting that one famous picture.

The actress was so upset with unrelenting photographers that she once decided to burn her face with acid to stop them from constantly hounding her.

In a new biography Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed, Bill Pursel, who dated the actress in late 1940s, has revealed that the actress was in tears when called him up from the sets of Love Happy to tell him about her alarming vow.

7. Catherine Zeta Jones

This should soothe the Welsh beauty's fears that she is not attractive enough.

The Hollywood beauty, who made her Broadway stage debut with A Little Night Music, insists she is conscious of her looks and is often insecure.

The Mask of Zorro and Traffic actress also feels that she is not 'aesthetically beautiful'.

'I know I'm not Quasimodo but as far as I'm concerned, I think I'm not aesthetically beautiful. I have a broken nose here. I had a tracheotomy when I was a kid. I'd broken capillaries. I always ask my husband, 'Do I look fat in this dress? Can you see that spot on my face?,' she said.